Identifying Structural Changes in Correlation Networks Models of Cancer Gene Expression by Stage

Qianran Li, Dario Ghersi, Ishwor Thapa, Ling Zhang, Hesham Ali, Kate Cooper

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Abstract

Gene expression analysis using correlation network modeling can help to identify systems-level cellular changes and cooperation among genes. Network modeling is a relatively novel method for comparing changes across stages of cancer, or between primary tumor tissue and the metastatic tissue. In this study, we develop a pipeline to identify the dynamic changes of cancer in gene expression level through time-dependent network analysis of cancer data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). A total of 16 correlation networks were built from four (4) stages in four (4) different types of cancers: Thyroid Carcinoma, Colon Adenocarcinoma and Rectum Adenocarcinoma, Stomach Adenocarcinoma, and Kidney Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma. To identify the basic changes in network structure, we performed Jaccard similarity comparison of structurally relevant nodes. We employed mutation analysis to measure and present the time-based changes in mutation rate of genes that are specific to each cancer type. Finally, we present a case study to identify the gene expression changes among primary tumor tissue and metastatic tissue in skin cutaneous melanoma (SKCM).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2019
EditorsIllhoi Yoo, Jinbo Bi, Xiaohua Tony Hu
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2075-2082
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781728118673
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2019
Event2019 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2019 - San Diego, United States
Duration: Nov 18 2019Nov 21 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2019

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, BIBM 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period11/18/1911/21/19

Keywords

  • Correlation networks
  • Gene expression
  • Jaccard Similarity
  • The Cancer Genome Atlas
  • mutation rates

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Biotechnology
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Health Informatics
  • Pharmacology (medical)
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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